Altimeter Analysis of Ocean Currents

Abstract

Altimeter data from satellites are being used in an ongoing effort to obtain data sets with temporal as well as global coverage. This report describes the algorithms formulated and the programs written for the use of altimeter data from the European Space Agency (ESA) European Remote Sensing Satellite, ERS-1, for a repeat track analysis of ocean currents. It also presents some results from the California Current region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA290167

Entities

People

  • Kathryn A. Kelly
  • Michael J. Caruso
  • Sandipa Singh

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Artificial Satellites
  • California
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Residuals
  • United States
  • Universities

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space